12.3

A few years ago the distillers at Islay had an idea: A competition to see who could add the most peat to a whisky. Which is weird, when you think of it: Bakers don’t come together and add the most lemon to their lemon cakes, and chefs don’t see who can add the most cumin […]

Edradour Reviews, Two Ways [Distillery Exclusive & Edradourian Knights Pick]

Thanks to /u/forbiddenwaffle for pouring me the Cotes de Provence. I always have to ask this about every distillery: Are there hardcore fans? It’s easy to find fans of Islay products: They are everywhere. It’s like bunnies in a field: They keep propagating and you can always find them. It gets harder as you go to other […]

Glen Garioch 17 1994 Vintage Batch 32 / Glen Garioch 16 1995 Vintage Batch 10

Thanks to /u/Amesey for these samples. Was on one of the many whisky related hobby forums that I spend time on, and someone showed a whisky from the past: Glen Garioch 17 1994 Vintage Batch 32. Ex-bourbon, not a single cask, more like a limited vatting or batch, from back in the day. These are basically all the […]

Daftmill 2 Ways

Thanks to /u/smoked_herring for this first sample! Not many people care about whiskies from the Lowland region. And I don’t really blame them. From the start the Lowland region wasn’t established to make great whisky. I won’t get into the Wash Act of 1823 (keep it in your pants) but I’ll sum it up by saying it […]

Glen Scotia (2021 Campbeltown Festival / Single Cask)

Is there an updated, not old version of Jan from the Brady Bunch? I don’t know of one, so I’m going to go with it. Glen Scotia is the Jan of Campbeltown. No, I don’t know if anyone who owns it or works there says “Springbank! Springbank! Springbank!” in a whiney pre-teen way, and I […]

Inchfad 14 2007 North Star / Inchfad 14 2005 Dram Mor

Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring me these drams. These were whisky reviews 10 and 11 of a massive tasting. They are in the peated section, with each section having a break in between. No, I normally wouldn’t go beyond 5, but I was excited, I took many breaks, I checked my notes with others in a way […]

Two Independently Bottled Clynelish

Thanks to /u/Scotchguy_TO for these two drams as part of a tasting We’re now seeing things slowly open up, which has implications for billions of people. It’s a time to have patience, understand the impact the pandemic has had on everyone, both for themselves and for their ability to socialize once more. We took the moment? Great, […]

Old Perth 2 Ways [2200th whisky review]

Thanks to /u/the_muskox [+7] for these samples. It’s interesting looking back at my reviews, what I’d change, what I wouldn’t In the past few weeks there have been very vocal comments from whisky nerds on the Scotch subreddit. This is a sign of the subreddit growing, and if I’m being blunt it’s always been there. The old bogeyman […]

A Bountiful Bevy of Benrinnes

I can talk for years about the times when I missed out, however Benrinnes hasn’t been one of them. That’s not to say I’m sitting on a bunch of bottles of Benrinnes 23 or Stronachie 1976. That said, I have been lucky enough to try them. There was a time when Benrinnes in a sherry […]

Arran-pocalypse II: Electric Boogaloo

I’m going to start at the end, if you don’t mind: I don’t think Arran and I are made for one another. A long time ago I decided I was going to deep dive on Arran: The end result was a 32-part multi review that was much too long, much too much, and a decision […]